Cuomo Stockpiles Cash

New York Governor Outpaces All Other Gubernatorial Candidates Entering 2014 Races

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, facing no formidable re-election challenger yet, has raised by far the most money of any gubernatorial candidate in the country entering a 2014 race, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis—prompting questions about how he plans to spend his campaign war chest.

Mr. Cuomo's $27.8 million of cash on hand in his campaign account as of July—his most recent filing—is nearly three times as much as the second-most-successful gubernatorial fundraiser, his fellow Democrat Jerry Brown, the California...